Check book ahb method of fqsmiha the same



June 4, 1929. r c. c. HOWARD 1,715,658

CHECK BOOK AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Filed April 20, 1928 PAY vo rnc o non or 5......

n new to@ C. C'. Hou/ard Shree/mm" Patented .lune 4, 1929i..

Y g 1 Lunas UNITED srairss PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES C. HOWARD; or nonrsvrtrn, KENTUCKY. y'

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Application 'filed Aprill 20, v1923.` Serial No. 271,535.

This invention relates to book bindings .and more particularly to a check book or the Ylike `consisting. of a number of sheets or leaves bound in book formation. y

5 One object of the inventionislto provide a check book or the like having its leaves so bound that the book may be opened at any place desired or the leaves successively turned and always remain open in a flat condition so that they may be easily written upon with ,pen and ink lorby means of-a typewriter and not be liable to move to a closed position. yand cause wet ink'upon fa leaf of the book to be smeared..

Another object of the` invention is to firmlyinterloek the leaves ofthe book. so that they will be retained in book formation, but at the same time leave each leaf entirely free from the leaves immediately adjacent thereto, and thereby allow the book to be fully opened at any point desired. Y

Another object of the invention is to con neet alternate leaves of the` book by connectingtongueswhich extend between connected tongues of the remaining leaves so, Athat the connecting tongues ofv each series ofleaves will `be interlocked with the connecting tongues of the second series of leaves and all of theleaves, thereby retained'in proper stacked formationfw .i i

Another objectv of the invention is topermit a large number of sheets of paper from` which check books are'to be formed to' bei assheetsthen easily separated into sectionseach i vcomposedof an appropriate number of sheets to forma check book. Y i

i Another object of the invention is to provide an improved method by means of which Vsheets formed with tongues may bel very easily assembled in a stack and have their tongues joined to connect alternate vsheets during formation of thestack. The invention is illustrated y.pa'nying drawing, in Wh1ch,-

Figure 1 isa view showing a check book of the improvedconstruction opened. Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 2'--2 ofv Figure 1. 1

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectionalview taken` through the connecting tongues of a ystack of leaves at right angles to the view shownin Figure 2.

in the accom- Figure 4 is a perspective view-illustrat ing the manner of assembling the sheets of i the book in stacked formation.

- The sheets of paper. 10y from which the check book is formed are ofian appropriate site andare to be bound `between backs 11 )oinedA by a `flexible binding12 so that the book ,maybe opened between selectedleave's, as shown `in Figure 2, or the leaves of the check book successively turned, as the blank checks printed thereonare filled in and torn from their stubs.

For convenience certain of the leaves havey been designated `by the bly have numbers applied to them duringthe printing, although the numbers may be omitted if so desired. The, printed sheets are then fed' through a cutting' machine which removes portions from each sheet at one side thereof to yprovide tongues spaced from each other, and for` convenience, the tonguesof ythe sheets 1, 3 and 5 have been designatedl and `the corresponding tonguesA of the sheets 2, 4 and 6, designated at 16. From an inspection; of Figure 4, it will be 'seen that` the tongues l5 vand 16 are disposed in staggered relation toeaoh other and the tonguesof each sheet areofv such width that they may be snugly receivedbetween the tongues of adjoining sheets. y y

rIherefore, the'` tongues may have interv locked relation to each otherand prevent the sheets from slipping kout o'ftheirproper posil.

tions. The cut sheets arethen disposed'one upon anotherin groups of two and the freeend y portions of the tongues `which are of an even length are foldedunder to provide folded end portions or tabs 17 and the groups of sheets fed through a pasting. machine..y As'the groupsof pairs of sheets are fed through the `pasting machine ypaste is applied to the tongues 15 and lGof onepair-of'sheets which may be the sheets 1 and 2, as shown in Figure 4. The second pair'ofsheets 3 and 4 is then slid into place and the tabs of the tongues 16 of the sheet4 will rest upon the tongues'lG of the sheet 2 and the tongues 15 of the sheet 3 will pass between the tongues 16of the sheet will belapplied :Whichcausesthe tongues of 2 so that their tabs will rest uponthe tongues i the sheets 3 and 4 to adhere to the tongues of 1 and 2, respectively. The sheets 5 and 6 are then moved into place in a like manner and their tongues will adhere respectively to the tongues of the sheets 3 and 4. This is repeated until the entire stock of sheets has been assembled and the alternating sheets will have their tongues adhering to each other.

In other words the sheets having even numbers will have their tongues connected and be free from the sheets having odd numbers, and by'an inspection of Figure 2, it Will be seen that the sheet 3 has its tongues adhering to thesheet 1 and is engaged by the tongues of the sheet 5, Whereas the sheet 4 has its tongues adhering to the sheet 2 and is engaged by the tongues of the sheet 6. Therefore, each individual sheet will be unsecured to the sheet iinmediately adjoining it, but it should be'noted that since each sheet has its tongues extending through the spaces between the tongues of an adjoining sheet the tongues will havelinte'rdigitating relation. to each other to retain the sheets in proper book formation.

`After all of the sheets have been assembled With the tongues adhering to alternating sheets the stack of connected sheets maybe divided according to the number of sheets desired to have in a check book andbound in the covers in book formation With -the Hy leaves 14 adhering to the backs 11 and-the (lexible portion 12 of the cover disposed against the interconnected tongues. A fabric binding strip 17 will be applied before the `stack ofk sheets from which a check book is formed is mounted in its cover.

A checkbook formed as illustrated in the aecompanying drawing and described above 'will have its leaves securely held in book formation, but since the leaves are notjoined to leaves immediately adjoining them thelbook of blank checks may be opened ati-any peint desired or the leaves successively turned and the leaves rwill always lie fiat.l as shown ifn Figure 2 4and they will have no tendency to return to a closed position. Therefore, a sheet. ofblank checks may be very easily writ-ten ilpon with pen and ink or by means of a type- 'Writerfand there will be no danger of the ink being smeared. lVhile it is stated that the invention refers to a check book, it Will be obvious that it could consist of any blank for-ms idesired which are to be filled in or a note book for ledger, and it Will also be obvious that record sheets and maps or the like which it is desired to preserve could be bound as set forth ibove.

Having thus described the invention, I claim z 1. Anbook comprising leaves stacked sind each leaf having spaced tongues at a side thereof, each leaf having its tongues passed between tongues of au adioiningleaf-and adhering to a sheet preceding the same.

2. A book comprising leaves'stacked and each leaf having spaeed'tongnesrnt n side thereof, the tongues of alternate leaves being disposed in face to face engagement with each other with their contacting faces adhering'to each other. Y

3. .A book mmprisingxleaves stacked and each leaf having spaced tongues at a side themohaltemate leaves being joined by having their tongues attached in face to face engagementwith each other.

4. A book compeisingleaves'ossembled in a stack, alternate leaves having itheir inner ends overlapped'land joined in faiee to face engagement with v each other 'and 1 each leaf being unsecured to adjoining leaviesfofthe stack.

5. Abook comprising leavesassembledfin -a stack and provided Wthtonzgues joining alternate leavesfof'the stack, theltonguesof one series ofijoined leaves beinigfdisposediin staggered relation tothe tongues offthei other series oztjoinedA leaves and extendi between the same and having theirend portwnsifoided transversely` toprovide tahs,thei tahsfheing disposed in :taoetoffvaee emgagementiwith the tongues oftheleaves to'whiehtheymxie joined and secured thereto.

f6. A book oomplisingdmesmssembleddn a stack and inteniigibtingfmembers retaining the leaves in stacked folmation'witihfthe inmbers of alternate leaves adhering touch ot ier.

7. Almethed of forming afhook oficutting sheets to provide eachiwith one side, arrangingithe sheetsf in shack with `the ytongues of aidg'oiningisheots disposed f in lstaggered#and intertting rotation to i each other, u seng 'the tongues i of alternating sheets in adhe relation :to eadi other'toeonnect theres" alternating sheets.

|I8; 'A' method of .forming la; bookf consisting 'of Gattin g ssheets to provide eoehwith at one sideymangingthesheehs ina. stack vwith the tongues 'of :adjoining sheets fdisposed iin staggered. iandl inrtittingf to each other, and secaringttheftongnes of -alternating sheets inface to `faee'e agement with each other lwith eeheheet ree-from adjoining 'sheets 'and having itsA tonguesl extending between the tonguesofoneof the Bair] adjoining sheets and adhering'tothe tongues of the sheets tol'whieh it is secuue'd.

9. A method ofrformmg albok consisting of assembling a number of.-.8heets,l pndvidrilng each sheet with tongues extending'fmm one side i-n spaced! relationf ftoeachother, placing one sheet mponfanothei-.witinthertengnes of one sheettting between tbeitongmes othhe other sheet, bending the tongues of each pair of sheetsrto-formitahsxat the endssofthe tongues, and stacking the @pairs ofisheets with the tabs adhering to the tongues upon which they rest and connecting alternatingfsheotsof thestack.

10. A method of forming a book consisting of assembling a number of sheets, providing each sheet with tongues extending 'from one side in spaced relation to each other7 bending the free end portions of the tongues to form tabs, and stacking the sheets With the tongues of alternating sheets eX tending between the tongues of the remaining sheets and having their tabs secured in face to face engagement With the tongues of their companion sheets.

11. A method of forming a book consist? ing of assembling a number of sheets, providing each sheet With tonguesextending from one side in spaced relation to each other,

plat-,ing the sheets one upon another with the tongues of one sheet fitting between the tongues of the other sheet, folding the free end portions of the tongues of a pairL of sheets to 'provide attaching tabs, and setting another pair of sheets in place upon the first pair tongues of one sheet fitting between the tongues of the other sheet, simultaneously folding the'` free end portions of the tongues of a pair of sheets to provide attaching tabs, applying adhesive to the inner end portions of the tongues, and setting another pair of sheets in place upon the first pair of sheets With the vtabs of their tongues adhering to the corresponding tongues of the first pair of sheets.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES C. HOWARD- 

